County Route 567 (CR 567) is a

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in the

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. The highway extends from Amwell Road ( CR 514) in Hillsborough Township to Union Avenue ( Route 28) in Raritan Borough.

Route description

CR 567 begins at an intersection with CR 514 in Hillsborough Township, heading north on two-lane undivided River Road (also known as Neshanic Station Road). The road runs through wooded areas before heading along the east bank of the

South Branch Raritan River The South Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002. Description The source of the South Branch is the outflow from Budd Lake, a glacial remnant locate ...

, intersecting CR 667 and passing under

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's Lehigh Line. The route runs near farms as it crosses the river and enters Branchburg Township. At this point, CR 567 intersects CR 667 again and becomes Pleasant Run Road before making a northeast turn onto South Branch Road, with CR 628 continuing northwest along Pleasant Run Road. Residential development increases as the route continues northeast and passes the Neshanic Valley Golf Course. CR 567 begins to run closer to the South Branch Raritan River again as it reaches a junction with CR 620. CR 567 passes north through some farm fields before turning northeast at an intersection with CR 646. A short distance later, the route turns east onto

Old York Road Old York Road (originally York Road, with reference to New York) is a roadway that was built during the 18th century to connect Philadelphia with New York City. Through New Jersey it was built along the Raritan (Unami tribe) "Naraticong Trail", ...

, with CR 637 heading west on that road to an intersection with

US 202 U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a spur route of US 2. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction stretching from Delaware to Maine, also traveling through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massa ...

. CR 567 enters residential areas and crosses the North Branch Raritan River into Bridgewater Township. It parallels the

Raritan River Raritan River is a major river of New Jersey. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. History Geologists assert that the lower Raritan provided t ...

to the north as it continues into Raritan and becomes Somerset Avenue. In Raritan, CR 567 turns north onto First Avenue, with CR 626 continuing east on Somerset Avenue. The route crosses under

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’s

Raritan Valley Line The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) which serves passengers in municipalities in Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties in the Raritan Valley region in central New Jersey, United States. ...

before reaching the US 202 intersection. Past US 202, CR 567 passes more homes before ending at Route 28.

History

When it was first assigned, CR 567 formerly continued north from its present terminus at Route 28 along Country Club Road to US 22 in Bridgewater Township. In Neshanic Station, CR 567 was originally routed over the South Branch Raritan River on the

Neshanic Station Lenticular Truss Bridge The Neshanic Station Lenticular Truss Bridge is a road bridge built over the South Branch Raritan River at Neshanic Station, New Jersey. It was constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. in 1896. and listed on the National Register of Historic Pl ...

(Elm Street Bridge). It traveled west on Elm Street, northwest on Maple Avenue, and north on Pleasant Run Road until rejoining its present alignment. Its current routing in the area was formed when a new bridge was built in 1979 north of Neshanic Station. The old route through Neshanic Station became Somerset County Route 667.NJDOT Somerset County Route 667 Straight Line Diagram
(NJDOT) ( Straight line diagram) File:Lenticular Truss Bridge, Neshanic Station , NJ - area view.jpg, CR 567 was routed on the

(Elm Street Bridge) until 1979. File:CR 567 at South Branch Raritan River.jpg, CR 567's bridge over the South Branch Raritan River facing north File:Old York Road Bridge, North Branch Raritan River, NJ.jpg, CR 567 (Old York Road) over the North Branch Raritan River

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